# NTSB OAK70F0034: Cessna 172, N5635T, Woodland, CA, June 2, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 2, 1969
- Place: Woodland, CA · WOODLAND, CA
- Location: 38.6715° N, 121.7505° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woodland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6715&lon=-121.7505&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 18, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170918
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK70F0034
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70F0034

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2331   69/6/2    WOODLAND,CALIF      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 30 TOTAL
        TIME - 1755                    N5635T              PX-  0  1  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
        REMARKS- MISREAD WIND T. TAILWIND 16K. 50 FT TREES AT END OF RWY. CARB HEAT FULL HOT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5635T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5635T-1970-06-23), registration cancelled 1970-06-23, S/N 17251535 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Woodland

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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